White nationalist leader Richard Spencer, speaking last December at Texas A&M University in College Station, intends to speak at two universities in Ohio this month. An attorney for associates of Spencer said he’ll sue Ohio State University and the University of Cincinnati if they don’t agree by Friday to make campus space available to Spencer. David J. PhillipAP file

White nationalist leader Richard Spencer, speaking last December at Texas A&M University in College Station, intends to speak at two universities in Ohio this month. An attorney for associates of Spencer said he’ll sue Ohio State University and the University of Cincinnati if they don’t agree by Friday to make campus space available to Spencer. David J. PhillipAP file

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White nationalist leader Richard Spencer spoke at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas on Dec. 6, 2016. The room at the Student Center was mostly filled with people who protested against him. Maria ChiuStar-Telegram

The Sunday emails to both Ohio schools ramp up the deadlines for those appearances.

Padgett is booking appearances for a series of speeches by Spencer, the leader of the National Policy Institute and a self-described “identitarian,” who returned Saturday to Charlottesville, Va., the site of an alt-right rally that turned violent in August, ending in the death of one woman and injuries of other opposition protestors.

Penn State is one of the schools that has been contacted about hosting an appearance.

“I disagree profoundly with the content that has been presented publicly about this speaker’s views, which are abhorrent and contradictory to our university’s values. There is no place for hatred, bigotry or racism in our society and on our campuses,” he said in a release.

Ohio State and Cincinnati join Michigan State and Auburn as schools that have faced legal action from Padgett.

Penn State is part of another list of universities, including North Carolina, that have nixed the appearances.

Under growing pressure, the University of Florida did give Spencer the OK to speak on campus this month.

Federal court records show no filings against Ohio State or Cincinnati yet.